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. 2015 Jan 29;44(3):485–490. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afv005

Table 2.

Age associations in ankle proprioception parameters in women and men

Ankle proprioception variables Age associationa
 Women and men differencesb
β P value Mean (SE) P value
Threshold average, degree
(motor speed = 0.3°/s)		 Women 0.036 <0.001 1.11 (0.07) 0.291
Men 0.024 <0.001 1.00 (0.06)
 Thresholdtest1
(3°/s, plantar flexion)		 Women 0.063 0.002 2.48 (0.21) 0.031
Men 0.056 <0.001 1.77 (0.19)
 Threshold test2
(3°/s, dorsiflexion)		 Women 0.037 <0.001 1.29 (0.11) 0.135
Men 0.038 <0.001 1.03 (0.10)
 Threshold test3
(3°/s, dorsiflexion)		 Women 0.043 <0.001 1.30 (0.10) 0.260
Men 0.039 <0.001 1.28 (0.08)
 Threshold test4
(3°/s, plantar flexion)		 Women 0.029 <0.001 0.93 (0.06) 0.563
Men 0.010 0.016 0.88 (0.05)
Position average, degree
(motor speed = 3°/s)		 Women 0.001 0.976 3.51 (0.25) 0.073
Men 0.027 0.124 2.81 (0.22)
 Position test1
(5°, plantar flexion)		 Women −0.026 0.342 2.70 (0.28) 0.958
Men 0.015 0.459 2.68 (0.24)
 Position test2
(5°, plantar flexion)		 Women 0.045 0.123 3.25 (0.31) 0.260
Men 0.032 0.159 2.71 (0.27)
 Position test3
(5°, dorsiflexion)		 Women −0.017 0.722 4.58 (0.45) 0.026
Men 0.033 0.241 3.03 (0.39)
Tracking average Women −0.001 0.018 0.90 (0.01) 0.446
Men −0.001 0.011 0.90 (0.00)
 Tracking test1
(3°/s)		 Women −0.001 0.103 0.92 (0.01) 0.275
Men −0.001 0.004 0.91 (0.01)
 Tracking test2
(5°/s)		 Women −0.001 0.026 0.89 (0.01) 0.799
Men −0.001 0.121 0.88 (0.01)

Bold values indicate significant age association with P < 0.05.

β, coefficient of age association with ankle proprioception performance.

aModels are adjusted for height and mass.

bModels are adjusted for height and mass, and age.